Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

BASSINGBOURN PRE-SCHOOL

PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AGED 2 - 4. WE AIM TO PROVIDE A SAFE, SECURE & STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND DEVELOP. WE AIM TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE IN THE VALUE OF LEARNING THROUGH PLAY & THE CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHOOSE FROM A NUMBER OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES IN LINE WITH EARLY LEARNING GOALS AND OFSTED.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/23*£218£204£14
31/08/22£236£206£31
31/08/21£176£172£4
31/08/20£0£0£0
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.bassingbourn-preschool.co.uk

manager@bassingbourn-preschool.co.uk

01763448090

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Nursery schools
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • GEMMA WINDSOR Appointed: 2021
  • JANETTE RAFFERTY Appointed: 2020
  • NATASHA ROOT Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/04/2019, number: 1183071
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR23: 12 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BASSINGBOURN COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP on 20/09/2022
Main office

Bassingbourn Pre School
Brook Road
Bassingbourn
Royston
SG8 5NP

Objectives

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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